Would some sort of UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) like I have on my home computer be feasible? Of course there aren't any 12V DC UPS's out there, but for the team that designed the empeg, this ought to be a piece of cake. Just a small rechargeable battery (Nicad? Lead/Acid gell-cell?), a re-charging circuit, and a very fast switching relay that would isolate the empeg from the vehicle's power source and supply proper voltage until the vehicle's system voltage was back up to the normal 13.6v. You would only need enough battery power in the empeg UPS to keep it running for half a minute or so, the whole thing could be as small as a pack of playing cards. Sell it as a $100 option, you could mount it on the back of the docking tray, or anywhere under the dash.

Of course, it's easy for me, wallowing in monumental ignorance of things electronic, to tell you how easy this will be....

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"